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kin·e·mat·ics

(kĭn′ə-măt′ĭks)
n. (used with a sing. verb)
The branch of mechanics that studies the motion of a body or a system of bodies without consideration given to its mass or the forces acting on it.

[From Greek kīnēma, kīnēmat-, motion, from kīnein, to move; see keiə- in Indo-European roots.]

kin′e·mat′ic, kin′e·mat′i·cal adj.
kin′e·mat′i·cal·ly adv.
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kinematical

(ˌkɪnɪˈmætɪkəl)
adj
another word for kinematic
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Numerical results of pressure values of the operating fluid in points that belong to the piston-cylindrical bore kinematical pair were obtained.
At first, linear models were used to study tangential forces as a function of the relative velocity between wheel and rail, which was briefly described using the kinematical creepages [2].
In [50], the kinematical part of the Hamiltonian is defined as [mathematical expression not reproducible].
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